The Uncle Al Show - Sponsors

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One of the show's many trademarks was when they would go to an external commercial, Uncle Al would get everyone in front of the camera to say "magic words":

"Ala-kazam one, Ala-kazam two, Ala-kazam three, and POOF!!"

But on equally frequent occasions, they would do in-house commercials for various local businesses. These included, but were not limited to:

• Kahn's Wieners: Billed at the time as "The Wiener the World Awaited", these commercials sometimes featured a talking puppet in the shape of a "Man in the Moon" frankfurter, possibly created by puppeteer Larry Smith.
• Mama's Cookies: Uncle Al and the kids together would sing a variation of "Shortnin' Bread" as the jingle in this commercial.
• Barq's Soft Drinks: This was when Barq's had other flavors besides just root beer; they also had orange, grape, lemon-lime and cream soda flavors as well. Wanda would sing the jingle while she and an assistant served drinks to the kids.
• Al Naish Movers: Associated at one time with Mayflower movers, Naish was known for giving toy trucks to their customers' kids. The family-owned company is still in business today.
• Pat & Joe's: A now-defunct husband-and-wife-owned chain of five volume furniture stores in and around the Cincinnati area; the show used a jingle sung to the tune of "Mary Had A Little Lamb" which went:

My good friends are Pat & Joe, Pat & Joe, Pat & Joe,

my good friends are Pat & Joe, they save your mommy do-ough..